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ShareHerTube: Notable Women in Art
This classic web video proves that painters have only ever had one model.
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20 Reader Comments (so far…)
That is one of my favorites, along with this one:
Women in Film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEc4YWICeXk
THIS JUST IN!!! CHELSEA TO MOM AFTER SEEING OBAMA IN PORTLAND ” MOMMY HAVE YOU HEARD THIS GUY SPEAK???? HE’S AWSOME WE SHOULD SEND IN SOME DOUGH!!!”
Lessee, now, what exactly did you think you were going to achieve with this little piece of nastiness?
What place does this piece of immaturity have with such a beautiful tribute to Women In Art?
Grow up, Immoddesta….
Judy Chicago is a major influence of modern feminist art.
On topic and a more direct answer to the Q is Josefa de Óbidos.
I agree that “Judy Chicago is a major influence of modern feminist art.”
However, being an artist working in clay myself, I probably view ‘Tha Dinner Party’ with a different critical eye. I find it lacking in proficiency of technique. I applaud the concept.
Lily - I saw “The Dinner Party” when it was on exhibit in San Francisco. It was one of the most moving experiences I’ve ever had. Just the knowledge of the collaboration and the beauty of the tributes were very emotional. I don’t think I ever looked at it with a critical, artistic eye but more in the context of the Women’s Movement and what it symbolized.
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There is Judy Chicago, The Myth and Judy Chicago, the woman. Irregardless of your views on her as either, she is influential, productive and world-renowned. A curriculum on women in history based on “The Dinner Party” is being taught as I type.
Fair enough, Maurine. I am awed by the research and the collaboration, and it certainly does symbolize the Women’s Movement. I was deeply impressed by the women who were selected to be represented. That was amazing.
The Eggman always has great stuff. You also might want to check in with the National Museum of Women in the Arts website: http://www.nmwa.org/
Great link Mugsy. Thank you.
I have always been a fan of Mary Pratt. I can still ‘smell’ the Mary Pratt paintings that I saw hanging in the National Gallery of Canada.
Some universities now, thankfully, offer Art History courses on Women in Art. ‘Bout time, too.
the graphics are really complex and fascinating, however the video gives me the creeps! It makes me think of what women do to themselves to please others…changing, reshaping, and changinging more.
From the first time I was sent this video I’ve thought that it was a remarkable capturing of vulnerability and serenity throughout the ages. Each subject, regardless of the period during which she was painted, displays a kind of dignity. I wonder if the artists, primarily males, chose their models because they saw these qualities, or if they are not a sort of woman-radiated characteristic. In any case, they are a loving look at the feminine.
All I know is, none of them look particularly happy.
Yep yep Ms. Dee, yep yep. In part however, that’s because it’s really hard to hold a pose of a smile and look natural. So they got into the pose they could hold…